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Alumni: what's one memory from Farmville Middle that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
552
Middle
DISTRICT 612 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITT COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001201498
Farmville Middle
3914 Grimmersburg Street, Farmville, NC 27828 · (252) 753-2116 · Pitt County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL552 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of North Carolina public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
549 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 186 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 182 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 184 | 33% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
45.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
40.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Farmville Middle
Farmville Middle's state test result (44.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmville Middle this school | 552 | 99.5% | 44.6% |
| Shelby Middle Shelby | 588 | 99.5% | 46.3% |
| Nash Central Middle Nashville | 531 | 99.2% | 52.3% |
| South View Middle Hope Mills | 614 | 99.5% | 43.1% |
| Northern Granville Middle Oxford | 495 | 94.7% | 30.0% |
| River Road Middle Elizabeth City | 414 | 99.3% | 42.9% |
Matched among North Carolina middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Farmville Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Pitt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #301 of 463 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #314 of 461 | #6 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #272 of 463 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 552 | #267 of 478 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #79 of 456 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #232 of 456 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #118 of 472 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #117 of 300 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
552
-90 (-14%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 530
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 552 | 38.7 | 14.3:1 | 99% (549) |
| 2023-24 | 583 | 36.6 | 15.9:1 | 99% (580) |
| 2022-23 | 611 | 43.7 | 14.0:1 | 100% (608) |
| 2020-21 | 642 | 40 | 16.1:1 | 100% (639) |
| 2017-18 | 647 | 40.8 | 15.8:1 | 99% (641) |
| 2015-16 | 642 | 40 | 16.1:1 | 67% (430) |
| 2010-11 | 667 | 39 | 17.1:1 | 66% (442) |
| 2000-01 | 595 | 42 | 14.2:1 | 47% (281) |
| 1990-91 | 530 | 35 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Farmville Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (647 to 552); teachers down 5% (40.8 to 38.7).
About Farmville Middle
Farmville Middle is a mid-sized middle-grades school in Farmville, North Carolina, (ZIP code 27828). The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 552 students in 2024-25.
Pitt County Schools has 40 schools and 24,470 students, and Farmville Middle is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show Farmville Middle is 54% Black. The remaining shares are 24% White, 16% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Pitt County as a whole is about 35% Black, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 62, compared with 70 nationally.
Farmville Middle has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1, with 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Farmville Middle lands at C+, ahead of 37% of North Carolina public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Farmville Middle lands between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.6%; the prediction is 48.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Pitt County show that the median household earns about $58,188 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Pitt County has 43 public schools with about 25,202 students, including Farmville Middle.
Farmville Middle's closest public school neighbor is H B Sugg Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Farmville Middle is behind the 47.2% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Fringe.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 642 to 552, a 14% drop. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.1:1 to 14.3:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Farmville Middle. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Pitt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
177,193
Census ACS
Median income
$58,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
25,202 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pitt County Schools
- D H Conley HighHigh · 1,757 students
- South CentralHigh · 1,738 students
- Junius H Rose HighHigh · 1,568 students
- Hope MiddleMiddle · 952 students
- ChicodElementary · 902 students
- North Pitt HighHigh · 854 students
Other schools in Farmville
- Farmville Central HighHigh · 778 students
- H B Sugg ElementaryElementary · 421 students
- Sam D Bundy ElementaryElementary · 345 students
Nearby schools
- H B Sugg Elementary0.2 mi · 421
- Farmville Central High0.2 mi · 778
- Sam D Bundy Elementary0.3 mi · 345
- Falkland Elementary7.1 mi · 271
- Ridgewood Elementary8.4 mi · 700
- Lakeforest Elementary8.5 mi · 821
Frequently asked questions
About Farmville MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Farmville Middle?
Farmville Middle enrolls approximately 552 students in grades 06-08.
Is Farmville Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Farmville Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Farmville Middle?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Farmville Middle.
How diverse is Farmville Middle?
Farmville Middle reports a student body of 24% White, 16% Hispanic, 54% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Farmville Middle in?
Farmville Middle is part of Pitt County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.